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A man uses two smartphones. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)

Tech Report: Your Whereabouts Predicted Based On Smartphone Use

Researchers at the University of Birmingham in England report they’ve come up with a formula that can predict where someone will be based on data analyzed from that person’s smartphone.

2012/08/22

iPhone

ConsumerWatch: Used Smartphones Retain Loads Of Personal Data

Smartphones, as sophisticated as any laptop or desktop computer, are also just as thorough in retaining all sorts of personal information that can be mined by others who buy a used phone.

2012/08/20

A man uses two smartphones. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)

San Francisco Cell Phone Labeling Ruling Could Have Far Reaching Effects

A Federal Appeals Court judge in San Francisco was set to hear arguments Thursday in a long-simmering legal battle between the city and the wireless industry.

2012/08/09

BART Police

Teens Arrested In SF BART Cellphone Theft; Other Cases Eyed

Two teenage boys were arrested earlier this month after allegedly robbing a BART rider of a cellphone in San Francisco, a BART police spokeswoman said Tuesday.

2012/07/31

Alice Evelyn Van Ness practices yoga (CBS)

Yoga Instructor Loses Job After Enforcing No Phone Policy At Facebook

A Bay Area yoga instructor says she is out of a job after a nonverbal attempt to enforce a no cellphone policy during a recent session at Facebook.

2012/07/10

Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan (City of Berkeley)

Berkeley Police Chief Defends Overtime To Track Son’s Stolen iPhone

Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan insisted a recent search for his son’s stolen iPhone should not be seen as an example of preferential treatment.

2012/05/24

Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan (City of Berkeley)

Berkeley Chief In Spotlight Again After Overtime Search For Son’s Cellphone

Berkeley’s police chief is the subject of criticism again following news that he ordered officers to work overtime in an effort to find his son’s cellphone.

2012/05/22

(CBS)

Man Arrested After Allegedly Being Found Masturbating In Petaluma Car

A man was arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct in Petaluma on Wednesday after allegedly being caught masturbating in his car, police said.

2012/04/05

(CBS)

2 Charged With Murder In San Pablo Cellphone Theft Killing Case

Two men accused of robbing and fatally shooting a 29-year-old San Pablo man Tuesday now face murder and second-degree robbery charges with gun enhancements, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.

2012/03/15

(CBS)

2 Arrested In San Pablo Phone Theft Killing

Two men were arrested in San Pablo Tuesday on suspicion of fatally shooting a 29-year-old man and stealing his cellphone, according to a police sergeant.

2012/03/14

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